Improved clothes-drier



G W. NEW'ELL.

- CLOTHES DRIER. No. 37,724. Patented Feb. 17, 1863.

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UNITED STATES GEORGE W. NEWELL, OF LAWRENCE, MASSAGHUSETTS,'ASSIGNOR TO S. M.

PATENT O FICE.

DAVIS, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVED CLOTHES-DRIER...

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 31.724, dated February 17, 1863.

To all whom it may concern.- 1

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. NEWELL,

of Lawrence, in the county of Essexand State of Massachusetts, have invented anew and Improved Clothes-Horse; and 1 do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a partof this specification, in which- Figure l is an elevation of my invention. Fig. 2.is a plan or top'view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures. This invention consists in pivoting a number of bars to a hub in such a manner that they may be folded together or spread apart, and having a supplemental bar attached by a link or joint to each of the pivoted bars, the

upper ends of. the former being secured bypivots in a head in which a pendent bar is socured. Both sets of bars above mentioned 1 ave cordspassin g through them, and all the parts are so arranged that a firm, durable, and convenient clothes-horse is obtained, one that may, when not in use, be folded compactly, so as not to monopolize much room, and be capable of being very readily adjusted in proper position when required to receive the clothes.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

A- represents a square hub, to each side of which a bar, B, is secured bya pivot, a, the barsB extending down about one-third of their length below the hub A, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. To the upper part of each bar B there,

is attached by a. link or joint, b, a supplemental bar, c,t he upper ends of which are plv-. oted in a head, D. In this head 1) there is permanently secured a pendent bar, E, having a hook, c, in its upper end. Through the upper parts of the bars B, above their pivots a, cords F pass, which are parallel with each other, and similar cords, Gr, pass through the bars 0. These cords receive the clothes to be dried or aired.

The bars B' C, hub A, and pendent bar E are all-of wood, but the head I) may he of .metal. To the lower end of the bar E there is attached a strap, d, which is perforated with a series of holes, e, to catch on a hook, f, in the upper end of the hub A. a

In order to adjust the device for use, the bar E is drawn down,,which causes the bars B G toexpand and tighten the cords F G, the strap d, when the bar E is fullydrawn down, being secured or fastened on the hook f, as shown in Fig. 1. By this arrangement of parts it will be seen that the weight of the clothes on the cords F G will have a tendency to keep the cords taut, as the weight of the clothes has a tendency to expand the bars hence the cords cannot sag, as is usual in most de-' viices of this kind.

The device may be suspended from any fixture by the hook c, or it may stand upon the ground, the lower parts of the bars Bserving as feet.

I do not confine myself toa square hub and four bars, B, as a trilatcral one, with three bars, B, would answer, but the square or quadrilateral form would probably be preferable.

This invention may be constructed at a small cost and by any one at all familiar with carpenterstools. There are no parts liable to get out of repair nor become deranged by use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The hub A, with the bars B attached by pivots a, in combination with the supplemental bars 0, attached to the bars B by links or joints b, and the pendent bar E, attached to the bars 0 by the head D, the bars B 0 being provided with cords F G, and all arranged as and for the purpose set forth.

one. w. NEWELL.

I Witnesses:

GEO. R. ROWE, BENJ. HARDING. 

